I have just moved from Sydney to Melbourne and bought a land in the Whitehorse council (east melbourne). I found 2-3 builders (true value, SDJ, etc.) with great reviews online. However, those value-for-money builders seem to build outside eastern melbourne. Can anyone recommend a builder (preferrably custom one as I already have a design in mind)? My block is 370sqm but with envelope of 10m x 15m onlyI have looked at Latitude 37 but it seems it will take ages before they are able to build my house (which is great for them as they try to limit their clients and make sure they build quality homes).

Try Comdain or Englehart Homes, neither is cheap but both deliver quality and yes they build in Eastern suburbs. Both are custom builders and can build to your spec. I'm not a big fan of L37, premium pricing, budget builder quality.

I would recommend Orion Homes, East West Homes from my experience. I found builders like simonds, true value, metricon, eight homes to add all these hidden costs in upgrades/colour selection process which generally blows out the price, especially when it comes to provisional sums. Try to get a straight transparent price from a builder rather than est. site costs subject to...

Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out.I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget.

What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit.

Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out.I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget.

What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit.

Please don't laugh but my max budget is $320 for a small 20-23 sqm single storey house. Anyway, after contacting the recommended builders, it seems like it is really expensive doing a custom build compared to ages ago. In any case, I was able to find one who is willing to talk about it is Singh Homes. Will keep you updated as their reviews seem fine.

Thanks for the recommendation above. I would definitely check them out.I try to stay away from volume builders but it seems like custom build will cost an arm and a leg that costs double my budget.

What is your budget. Typically custom builders are in the 1800$+ per sqm for medium-high level of finish. The biggest advantage is they let you change your mind during the build which you will also tend to do and they will do anything, any design, Sky and $$ is the limit.

Please don't laugh but my max budget is $320 for a small 20-23 sqm single storey house. Anyway, after contacting the recommended builders, it seems like it is really expensive doing a custom build compared to ages ago. In any case, I was able to find one who is willing to talk about it is Singh Homes. Will keep you updated as their reviews seem fine.

It’s going to be a big struggle unfortunately. Better to look at a project builder around that price range. You will get much better value for money.

I would recommend Orion Homes, East West Homes from my experience. I found builders like simonds, true value, metricon, eight homes to add all these hidden costs in upgrades/colour selection process which generally blows out the price, especially when it comes to provisional sums. Try to get a straight transparent price from a builder rather than est. site costs subject to...

Went with GJ Gardner. I initially thought they were volume builders but they are in fact, custom builders. Though they have heaps of fixed home designs, they can customise based on your needs. Still early stages but the experience has been positive so far compared to my previous builder in Sydney.